Designer – Sweater Dresses

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Designer creating unique sweater dresses for Anthropologie's diverse collection. Collaborating with design directors to shape seasonal concepts and stay ahead of market trends.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Yarn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create unique and innovative sweater dress product relative to the seasonal concepts and appropriate for the Anthropologie customer
Work closely with Assistant Design Director and Senior Design Director to complete line plan requirements on a seasonal basis ensuring that the product is consistent with the market trends and business strategy
Research emerging trends and inspiration as they relate to the Anthropologie product and seasonal concept direction
Contribute to finding inspiration based upon the concept direction
Develop knit down swatches to push product forward each season
Manage yarn library and panel requests
Use multiple design tools including mocking, sketching, cadding, and image creation to support product design
Partner with PD to globally source yarns & raw materials and develop them within pricing guidelines
Execute sweater dress tech packs and stitch layouts.
Collaborate with Technical Design to set-up specifications and construction for confirmed silhouettes, and communicate style details to PD
Partner with PD and communicate with vendors on the status of styles in development on a daily basis to ensure product execution meets design specifications
Track approvals with PD and vendors
Attend weekly fittings and all relevant design meetings
Travel to factories for development and execution of programs as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-7 years of progressive experience in fashion design
Strong understanding of fashion trends and deep knowledge of the Anthropologie customer
Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction
Expert-level understanding of fabrics and trims, supported by strong vendor and resource relationships
Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments, wash processes, and dye techniques
Extensive experience with manufacturing techniques and end-to-end production processes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
PTO
generous employee discounts
retirement savings

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Hard Skills & Tools

apparel constructionfabric treatmentswash processesdye techniquesmanufacturing techniquesend-to-end production processestech packsstitch layoutsyarn sourcingproduct design

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationtrend researchinspiration developmentproject managementvendor relationship managementattention to detailproblem-solvingcreativityadaptability